NME - Festivals — This weekend, the sun beat hard on another Summer Sonic – Japan’s coolest international music festival, held on 7 and 8 August. The event is held simultaneously in Chiba (near Tokyo) and in Osaka (the other side of Japan), in a sort of Readin... more info

Pop Justice — 1. Joe McElderry (pictured looking 'musical', right) It would be useful at this point to be able to say 'well the reason Joe is at Number One on the Popjustice Almighty is that we have now heard his music and it is very good', but we haven't heard it... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Hurts vocalist Theo Hutchcraft runs the rule over the latest track releases DJ Hell ft. Bryan Ferry - 'You Can Dance' “It was the mambo talking”. Haunting, hypnotic and arrestingly modern. While being frighteningly unmistakable, Bryan Ferry mana... more info

Guardian Music — What's in a name? For Villagers, Liars and Hurts, not much. With the definite article currently out, Johnny Sharp will be campaigning, indefinitelySticks and stones, you may have been told, can break your bones, but names can never hurt you. True, pe... more info

The Mirror — After shooting their video for single Wonderful Life at a £5million villa in Ibiza they threw a party in the basement club. more info

The Mirror — Kylie's pals The Hurts sure know how to party. After shooting their video for single Wonderful Life at a £5million villa in Ibiza they threw a party in the basement club. A source says: "It was carnage. They're used to parties on the island, but the... more info

Idolator — Following her surprise performance of “Any Which Way” with Scissor Sisters at Glastonbury last month, Kylie Minogue joined the band on stage once more in Melbourne the other night, where they belted out the country version of “All The Lovers.�... more info

NME — The Aussie singer guests on 'Devotion' more info

Pop Justice — So as you know there is a Kylie duet on the Hurts album. It's the song 'Devotion'. There is a version without Kylie in it, and a version with Kylie in it. The version with Kylie in it is about three times as good as the version without Kylie in it, i... more info

Pop Justice — The Freemasons mix of 'Wonderful Life' is really very excellent. There is a radio edit of it floating about upon The YouTube but, as is so often the case in the world of the Freemasons remix, with the 'Wonderful Life' rework it's full length or nothi... more info